How many here are like me, refusing to Twitter?

[Archae]

I consider it to be a waste of time, I'm mostly in Facebook to get logged on to a few websites, when I visit them.

But I refuse to go on Twitter.

On edit: I forgot to mention I do use Facebook messenger to talk face-to-face with my sister in Oregon on occasion.

I also use Skype to talk to a good friend in Georgia, and sometimes we get a three-way conversation going with a guy in South Dakota.

[Little Star]

1. I opened an account but didn't like twitter so...

I went back to Facebook. There's not much meat on the bone with twitter.

[jrthin]

24. I signed up when twitter came on the horizon, but

never used it. I also have a Facebook account, but never use it.

[bluepen]

2. Just the opposite. Facebook is the new

MySpace, maybe even worse.

[sarcasmo]

28. Agreed.

[BadgerMom]

51. +1

[TimeToGo]

52. Facebook is the devil

[Native]

57. Agreed!

[sinkingfeeling]

75. Ditto.

[wasupaloopa]

3. I don't tweet or follow those that do. I am an old fart so it was not

something I wanted to add to my skills.

One thing I run from is something that is labeled "trending"

We are getting too homogenized and are willing to become our corporate lords' perfect consumer.

[RKP5637]

23. Yep, I don't like "trending" either! n/t

[llmart]

58. Add me to the list of people who aren't "trendors"..

I hate nothing more than being just one of the crowd/mainstream. All of my life - 68 years - can't stand to be like the masses. I was fortunate enough to have two parents who taught me and my six siblings to think for yourself, don't follow the crowd, be an individual. I am grateful to them for that.

I have never been on Twitter. Can't even stand it when DU'ers repost twitter stuff because it's too hard to read. I'm on Facebook but rarely post and maybe check in once a week on a distant relative who is.

Twitter is one more step in the dumbing down of the US. And the Dum-Dum in Chief leads the pack for stupidity.

[sprinkleeninow]

114. Were our parents related?! Or did they go to

different schools together?!

My mom instilled that in me also. Be your own person, don't follow the crowd. Ima little easy breezy bohemian in some ways. Some might say a contrarian. And it suits me fine! 🤗

[llmart]

125. I'm thinking we must be related...

if only because my father used to say, "he and I went to different schools together". LOL

To look at me, some people might believe I'm like the rest, but I had to adopt that outward appearance and behavior sometimes for survival reasons. It did serve me well in my past and even now in obtaining a job. Thus, no bohemian dress for me, but having used that term, it reminds me that my father had bohemian roots.

[sprinkleeninow]

132. Related in the spirit!

I was a tad avant guarde in my teenage/early adult stage.
Coming from Czechoslovakian heritage, I'm somewhat free of conventional and acceptable in some areas. My maternal grandmother had mismatched dinnerware, but she was outstanding in making way tasty food! They didn't 'consume' all this craziness that we have going on today. Heaven knows I'm not against stimulating the economy, but stealth marketing has you buy-buy-buying. My family's mantra--making do with what you have, I.e. nothing wrong with mismatched dishes! My mom drummed into me, it's not how you look on the outside that matters. It's what's on the inside that counts. Simple, but stays with you forever.
(DUers will say, "Get a room!" (Use PM!) Don't shout me down now. Just being friendly to a kindred spirit!)
🤗💗󾓦🗽💪
RESIST! PERSIST! RESTORE!

[Binkie The Clown]

4. No Twitter, No Facebook. Flip phone, I guess I'm a troglodyte. n/t

[FakeNoose]

11. Same with me :-)

If it weren't for DU and all my friends here, I'd be a lonely person.

Just kidding, but it's true that I have no interest in either Facebook or Twitter.
They seem like they'd be a waste of time!

[RKP5637]

25. Yep, I prefer DU!!! n/t

[SusanaMontana41]

90. I like DU and Twitter

because both afford their users/members anonymity. I network with members of both.

Hard to do on Facebook, which I use mostly for friends and family.

[Binkie The Clown]

107. I like DU and Game of Thrones.

[sprinkleeninow]

115. 🍻

[Skittles]

14. same

I get accused of being a Luddite but at work I have four monitors and it is not unusual for me to have several instant message conversations going simultaneously, with people in China, Brazil, India, etc.

[Glorfindel]

19. Me, too, Binkie. My nieces and cousins can't BELIEVE I'm not on Facebook, but I have no interest

in either Facebook or Twitter.

[Binkie The Clown]

32. I worked over 40 years as an engineer in the cutting edge of the computer industry.

I'm retired now, and I have no desire to drag what used to be my work into my retirement. I've had my fill of it.

[canetoad]

42. Absolutely grok this sentiment

Semi-retired, but work from home part time. When I leave the desk, I leave the connections, the phone, the internet and enjoy my time at the beach with the dogs.

[Binkie The Clown]

44. I'll confess to one tech addicition...

I'd hate to be without my Kindle.

[canetoad]

46. I've heard they are good

Still curl up with a *paper book, but need largeish print these days. Could solve a problem.

[Binkie The Clown]

48. My 95 year old mother loves her Kindle for the large type.

Plus, I can carry around hundreds of books, in one hand, without breaking a sweat.

[murielm99]

84. Yep.

I taught that stuff for a number of years. Then, I taught adult workshops in a local library.

I don't keep up now. I don't give a damn about any of it.

[grantcart]

91. same except I have a smart phone

I find it ironic that people clamor for privacy on the one hand and detail everything in their personal lives on social media on the other.

[sprinkleeninow]

112. Caved for my 1st smart phone several years ago. Have to confess, they are 'smart'.

Was on dial-up for years, then caved and we got a jet pack (wi-fi card). I nearly had to go buy a wig from almost pulling my hair out: dial-up--->Cliiinggg clonnngg zinngggaaa plooonnggg buzzzzaspppiittt. CONNECTION!!
After half an hour, success finally.

Got cable tv when we relocated in '85, waste of $$, ditched that. Connected to roof antenna. My-t-fine!

Got rid of local newspaper, saved trees.

Just flipped for fiber optics TV last year. Only basic channels 'tho. Apt. living for 15 yrs. between home ownership, used rabbit ears/receiver boxes for TV. You think you need all this stuff and we didn't.

I never joined facebook, tweeter, My Space, any social media. And because I got New England in my blood, 'THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT!". 😆🤗😇🆗❓󾓦🗽
-sprink

[llmart]

60. I can do you one better...

Flip phone (pay as you go) and rabbit ears for the TV (no cable).

[Binkie The Clown]

83. I don't have rabbit hears, but I do have a flat indoor TV antenna for local stations. No cable.n/t

[llmart]

103. Wow!

I am not alone in my refusal to be beholden to cable companies. Good to hear.

I'm an avid reader and as far as I'm concerned I don't have enough years left to read all the books I want to. However, I do watch PBS and local news.

[sprinkleeninow]

134. PBS and public radio are 👍 in my book, too. eom

[mitch96]

104. "I guess I'm a troglodyte"

Me too... Troglodytes of the world unite!!! Don't fall into the trap!!!
Ahh I feel better now.. tnx..
m

[Joanie Baloney]

5. I found Twitter to be right up my alley

It's fast, up-to-date and short. I like to make quick replies and use the links for long reads. I am still on FB for family and friend updates, but Twitter is my go-to site now. It does take a little while to merge into the Twitter highway traffic, but after you get on it, it's great.

-JB

[sarcasmo]

30. Fast and up to date is right. I use Twitter and come back, D/U feels like dial up.

[pangaia]

36. LOL !!!

[Binkie The Clown]

49. I prefer my news slow, and little bit behind the times.

That way I don't feel pushed or rushed by what's going on. I have time to ponder and think things through instead of reacting reflexively.

[elleng]

6. I agree, waste of my time;

I have enough social engagements without it.

[bettyellen]

43. I've found if you follow the right people, it makes a better newsfeed than DU's!

It's what you make of it, I don't Tweet myself- only reTweet things I think are important, but I'm following loads of journalists and politicians pretty exclusively, so my feed is really interesting.

[Silver Gaia]

53. Yup. I don't tweet or retweet, but I do follow people and news feeds.

News breaks on Twitter before anywhere else, so it has been a valuable resource for me in these uncertain times. I have found the folks on Twitter to be more upbeat and hopeful, which has helped to stave off depression.

[womanofthehills]

116. I love Twitter for the latest news too

I follow a lot of interesting people but don't tweet myself - I just retweet. I have been known to check my twitter feed when I'm at a red light.

[Laffy Kat]

7. Don't tweet. Never will. Don't get it. nt

[Heartstrings]

8. I get all the relevant tweets I need right here on du.

And am getting bored with Facebook. I like Instagram, tho.

[Skittles]

9. me

for the most part it is ridiculous tripe

[bearsfootball516]

10. I'm on Twitter

I don't tweet very much, but I follow a lot of news sources and news reporters. It's an easy way to see a variety of stories all at once.

[Native]

62. Same here. And the reporters will tweet blurbs/links to their stories the sec they are posted AND

they'll even tweet a teaser on the really good stories so you have a heads up when something is about to break. For getting the news fast (many times before it even hits cable news), Twitter is the place to go.

Facebook, for me, is a total waste. Had to maintain a profile for business purposes for years. Was thrilled to be able to cut ties with FB the minute the opportunity presented itself.

[leftstreet]

12. Facebook is for posting vacation photos

Twitter is great! News, opinions, TRUMP TWEETS

[sarcasmo]

31. Self Delete

[BigmanPigman]

13. I never used Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, My Space and I don't even know how to text.

I leave my cell phone at home and only use it for emergency and long distance calls. I hardly ever e-mail either.

I prefer other methods of socializing I guess. And I don't want everyone to hear my private conversations. Also, I like being aware of my immediate environment.

[leftstreet]

22. You should try Twitter

It works best as a news and interests aggregator - you can 'follow' news outlets from all over the world. And/or your favorite archaeology or cooking sites (as examples). There's not much socializing unless you specifically look for it and participate

[Mr.Bill]

59. Same here.

I have trained the important people in my life such as kids and grandkids that the only way to communicate with me when I'm not in the same room is to call me or answer the phone when I call them. I think texting is like saying "I don't want to have a conversation with you so here's just one sentence. I find that extremely rude and an inefficient way to communicate thoughts and ideas. Typing one sentence with your thumbs then waiting to see if they answer you or not in the next few hours is technologically as efficient as using carrier pigeons.

[sprinkleeninow]

117. We have acquaintances who will not return a phone call, only a text msg.

or email. That bugs the livin' daylights outta me!

[Warpy]

15. I signed up when it first came out

and I've posted maybe 4 times. Mostly, I go there for breaking news and retreat when it starts to get silly--takes about 10 minutes.

It's just not a format I enjoy.

[lpbk2713]

16. I'm a privacy freak.

Social ntwkg is not for me. From what I have read too much personal
information can be acquired by searching the social ntwkg sites. And
frankly I don't care what the latest boy band is or what someone ate
for supper.

[syringis]

17. Neither Twitter nor Facebook

Twitter --> too puzzlehead

Facebook --> too intrusive

[m-lekktor]

18. I have no interest in Twitter. Facebook is enough for me. nt

[malaise]

20. I'm on neither

[RKP5637]

27. I use "neither" too! It works really well! Much better than Twitter or Facebook!

[malaise]

34. Hehehehehe

[sprinkleeninow]

119. 😆

[sinkingfeeling]

77. Same here.

[RKP5637]

21. I don't use it. Way back I had an account when it started. I thought I was private, but then

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a bunch of people started contacting me I know. I canceled my account, never looked back. I prefer email. If I do anything, I'll use reddit. I still use a high quality flip phone. All I need. Reaches me anyplace, practically. I have enough "twits" in my life. LOL!

[aikoaiko]

26. I'm not into it.

[Elwood P Dowd]

29. I dumped Facebook and Twitter during the Obama years.

Too much repuke crap and outright lies coming from friends, relatives, and followers.

[Progressive dog]

33. waste of time and energy

Anyway, my hands are too big to type on a small phone screen.

[hunter]

35. I refuse a lot of internet things, including twitter.

Reddit, oh hell no...

Funny, since I first logged onto the internet in 1979, and was one of the earlier pseudo-anonymous residents of Usenet.

Facebook, alas, I succumbed, as it was the only way to keep in touch with some friends and family other than calling them on the phone, and I hate calling people on the phone.

I grew up in an environment where the only good reason for a long distance phone call was that someone was dying or dead. Notices of engagements or babies born, or any lesser news, could be accomplished by mail.

[kwassa]

110. Tin newsreader, or pine. Green words on a black screen.

I was using Usenet in the late 80s, met my wife-to-be there. Worked for a large computer corporation.

Netcom was my next adventure.

I am on Facebook, too. It has it's purposes.

and your family sounds like mine about long-distance phone calls.

[xxqqqzme]

37. Don't need yet anoyther

app to check out. I waste too much of my day reading news online.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

38. I don't use it either.

I made an account years ago for my band, and found it useless. Facebook reigns supreme in promoting a band among social media.

My current band has a twitter, facebook, and instagram account. The only one that gets updated with any regularity is facebook. The others don't get enough hits to bother updating them.

140 characters isn't enough to allow for nuance, and splitting a long post into multiple tweets is as annoying as old SMS texts that would split up after 160 characters. It's for people with short attention spans, IMHO.

[Luciferous]

39. I read posts on Twitter but don't tweet anything and I only have Facebook for games.

[Weekend Warrior]

40. Publicly talking about this three way thing seems to be questionable, at best.

Some of us only get one ways with the very rare two way. Braggart.

[Archae]

45. I'm just grateful it works.

I like talking to two other guys, even if it's in different states.

I'm in Wisconsin, one other guy is in Georgia and the third guy is in South Dakota.

This is the sort of stuff we used to see in those "This Will Be The Future!" films in school, the "Picturephone."
But the Picturephone was limited by the telephone lines, thanks to cable/satellite hookups, it now works.

[awesomerwb1]

41. I'm the opposite

I have FB but hardly ever touch it, prefer Twitter although not exactly the same.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

47. I visit Twitter but I don't have or want an account

In terms of format, it's terrible and visually unpleasing. It's a mishmash of hashtags, ampersands and obnoxious shorthand. Any medium that limits conversation to 140 characters is counterproductive.

But I do visit it because for all that is wrong with it, it's an excellent gauge of what is trending.

[rpannier]

50. Me

I don't twit

[Warren DeMontague]

54. I don't even use computers or the internet.

Seriously, fuck those things.

[kwassa]

108. Pencils and paper only, please.

And the paper must be those yellow legal pads.

[AJT]

55. I don't do twitter or facebook.

[procon]

56. Never understood the attraction. DU covers any interesting tweets. nt

[thbobby]

61. Used twitter in past

About 2 years ago I used twitter. Built up over 1500 followers. Was a complete waste of time. No meaningful discourse. Either preaching to the choir or blocking trolls. In almost a year's use, had 1 meaningful discussion.

Just a good way to get worked up for no purpose or read unverified and often false news.

For me it is useless. I like DU much better. Still many people that agree with me, but has honesty and intelligence that twitter lacked. In addition, any negative feedback is thoughtful and helps me examine my opinions and beliefs.

[SergeStorms]

63. I don't do twitter......

I don't do Facebook, I don't do ANY of the "social networking". I finally bit the bullet and got a cell phone, but still retain my old land line. It's not that I'm tech illiterate. I'm well aware of technical advances and completely computer literate, but I just DON'T WANT to be that accessible, or share what I had for breakfast with everyone.

IMO, people leave too much information about themselves lying around, waiting for anyone who wants it to gather it and use it, for whatever their personal "needs" might be. I'd like to think that there's a LITTLE privacy left in this world. Maybe I'm being naive, but why make it easier for unsavory characters to glean my information from "social" sources?

That's just me. Your mileage may vary.

[DinahMoeHum]

64. Neither Twitter nor Facebook. I don't swim in dirty water.

I can maneuver my way around them and read posts and newsfeeds, get links and things, and there are a few sites where I check the feed daily (ie. Edge of Sports), but I don't have an account in either of them.

The only social media I use is LinkedIn, and that's primarily a site for business professionals connecting with other business professionals.

[HopeAgain]

71. Exactly my sentiments...

And social media status.

[Kleveland]

127. Also like you.... and LinkedIn is bad enough.

Always getting people asking to join my network who I do not know at all.

[sprinkleeninow]

133. I get peoples soliciting me

to join LinkedIn and I'm not even in the professional world/any industry at this time, except if Ruler of the Roost, COO of Homestead Abode, etc. qualifies! 💪 😆
-sprink

💗󾓦🗽

[BeekeeperInVermont]

65. You won't find me there.

I don't twitter, nor have I ever looked on the Book of Face and thus have no account.
I use a landline phone, because there's no cell service anywhere around here, or I send an email or even OMG! a letter or card written by hand. All of these work just fine to keep me in touch with the important people in my life.

[sellitman]

66. Dropped FB almost a year ago

Love Twitter though.

News hits there 1st. Plus When you learn to limit your feed it's much like a faster DU.

[japple]

67. Many of us who are in animal rescue rely on Facebook and other social media

for networking. This has been the best way for us to network, share, and get animals out of harms way. If you don't use it, that's fine. It's fine if you do use it. Please don't put down others for choosing one over the other. We all have different needs.

[catbyte]

68. Ah, but it was so rewarding for little ol' me to be blocked by POSUS & Ivanka

I never even used profanity or threats; just tossed their own vile words & deeds back in their faces.

[moonscape]

69. I don't refuse to Twitter, though I don't Tweet. Do

have a Twitter account and follow a few dozen people. It's a valuable source of both information and opinion for me, example Slavitt, re healthcare.

Sometimes there's something funny and the comments are hilarious, but mostly I don't read comments so don't see RW/crazy stuff. Besides, the real crazies don't follow people like Slavitt.

For my purposes, I love Twitter!

[Mr. Ected]

70. No Twitter, no Facebook, but...

My small business uses Facebook to keep our name in front of our clients. I hired someone specifically to keep up with and to post on Facebook, but I very, very seldom look at it myself. It seems to be the perfect forum for those exercising self-adulation, and I have enough of that in real life and don't need any more of it popping up incessantly on my computer screen.

[TNNurse]

72. Back in the dark ages when I first got email at work,

we were taught to never reply to an email in anger or without taking a deep breath and thinking. I suspect that I would not be able to control myself on Twitter and would be blocked and maybe the Secret Service would show up at my door.

So much of Twitter is smart-ass responses and I am a smart ass and so I stay away.

I stil think there should be a law that no government statement is official if only on Twitter.

[iamateacher]

73. I have a Twitter account

Use it to " like" tweets that DUers post.
Use Facebook and rarely Instagram (for relatives not on Facebook).

[benld74]

74. Began Twitter December 2016

Just looking.
Get faster, info than other places
MUST separate wheat from chaft when deciding who to follow

[tiredtoo]

76. Use Facebook extensively, Twitter account browser

As a disabled widower, Facebook is my connection to the world most days. I do get out but not frequently. I have twitter account which is peeked at occasionally. Seldom tweet. Have a group text with family and individually text my brother daily.
I use DU as a data source. Many wise posters here. But I will confess lengthy posts usually get passed by after first paragraph.
The ferret posts humorous words of wisdom but i seldom read complete post.

[democrank]

78. Don't use Twitter or Facebook

or own a cellphone. But....I do write letters a few times a week.

[awesomerwb1]

81. Smoke signals not cutting it anymore?

[democrank]

88. No, but I have my eyes on a couple carrier pigeons

Carry on.......

[sprinkleeninow]

120. Ai Chihuahua!

This is better'n late nite variety show! 😂👍👊

[msdogi]

79. Tweets not for me

Anyone who I need instant updates from I am either with or can easily call or text. There just isn't anyone whose opinion I simply must have as soon as it's formed.
Occasional facebook with a few people for pics and such. And yes, I am old.

[NRaleighLiberal]

80. Because I am a published author and book sales help put food on the table, it is a way to reach

my potential audience - same with Facebook and Instragram. Sad, but true - it helps, though I am not in love with any of it.

For the most part, they are all tools of narcissism.

[MontanaMama]

82. I have an account

so that I can follow people who tweet good stuff but I have yet to tweet myself. I feel like it would be all consuming if I start. I am often struck by how ugly and awful people are on Twitter. I get why people like it, but I don't care get sucked into the vortex.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

85. Twitter, Facebook is

meant for regular folks in the real world. It's not for us DU'ers.

[NewJeffCT]

86. While I prefer Facebook

especially for interacting with friends and family... I have gotten addicted to Twitter over the past 18 months or so and now have over 5,000 followers on Twitter.

[broadcaster90210]

87. I kinda like Twitter. It's FB I hate.

But ... to each his own. Whatever works for ya. 🤗

[Honeycombe8]

95. Same here. I do FB only for non-political things. Twitter is for politics. nt

[SusanaMontana41]

89. I have to go on Twitter for most things political

because I can say what I want without my employer finding out, which could cost me my job.

[Odoreida]

92. I never did.

Tried it out a little when it first came out, just to see.

Deleted my account within a week.



I don't "do" Facebook either, but I have a friendless lurker profile to prevent impersonation and let people know I'm not dead.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

93. Stay strong, my brother!

[Honeycombe8]

94. I do twitter. I like to read David Frum, Bill Crystal, Colbert, Bill Maher, and many others.

They provide lots of info that's just breaking, or fine points on existing stories.

I don't do FB for political reasons.

[CaptainTruth]

96. I love Twitter. That's where my alter ego can rage against Trump & his cabal.

On Facebook everyone knows my real name, & where I live, & my business, so I don't rant politically there ... I don't need the lengthy arguments, possible retaliation, & loss of customers.

I also get a ton of news & info from Twitter, far more than any other source, much of it directly from the writers who will tweet about a new piece of info before it gets written up & published in an article.

For anyone who wants to follow me I'm Captain Truth @TruthTeamOne

[Wounded Bear]

97. There are a couple of people I have links to...

I don't really "follow" them, I just kind of click in from my computer from time to time. Trump is not one of them.

Twitter is not on my phone, just my home computer. I don't Tweet. Never have, don't think I ever will.

[JDC]

98. Twitter is shit IMO.

I have an account, but I have never sent a single message. It is nothing but trolls and bots designed to create kaos and anger. Look how Trump uses it. It's a propoganda tool and it sucks the sheep right in. "Look, the president just sent a message to me!" Idiots one and all.

Roland Hedley is the only feed I can stomach:

https://mobile.twitter.com/realrbhjr?lang=en

[LeftInTX]

99. Twitter is good for getting info from local politicians

They will often announce meetings etc on twitter as opposed to email or FB.

[CanonRay]

100. Me. Never.

My personal line in the sand

[Not Ruth]

101. Twitter is great, very up to date, Facebook is dead

[Laura PourMeADrink]

102. totally disagree. Wish I could set you up. It's actually really like DU. You don't

even have to tweet (write anything ). But it can be an unbelievable source for information. You "follow" anyone and everyone you want. What that means is you see what they have to say in a feed. And, instant links to news articles they have written. So I get the feeds from all my favorite news people and columnists.

And, when something big happens - they use a hashtag so you can see everything about a topic. Say there's a horrible hurricane near where you live....let's call it #Betsy. You type in #Betsy search and see tons of info - from every different weather source and from people on the ground where it happened.

[Shandris]

105. Let's see. Should I, or should I not, use a 'social' medium to communicate...

...an unwanted opinion on topics with people I do not know and who do not wish to know me, knowing that should I do so, any and every word can and will be construed in the most egregious, backwards light humanly possible by, typically, some of the most inane people on the face of planet earth, while simultaneously allowing a company to literally divine my likes, intents, and desires, for no compensation, and exposing myself to real world harassment by literal nazis and overzealous people who think I'm not ~democratic enough~?

Tough choice. Lemme get back to ya on that one. =)

[moda253]

106. chuckling at the people talking about their privacy

Thats the worst thing you can post on a forum.

[Blue_true]

109. I don't use it, have no intention to.

I get so much email that getting through the important stuff there is taxing.

[northoftheborder]

111. No Twitter nor Facebook here, now or ever.

The only "social media" I use, only seldom, is Pinterest.

[Worktodo]

113. Twitter's user interface is terrible IMHO

It's exceedingly difficult to see a particular user's tweets (without a bunch of extra junk thrown in). Getting to replies usually takes me one or two mis-clicks, and returning to the previous pages loses my position.

The latest annoyance is full page popovers imploring me to create an account-- not just when I first hit the site but randomly and repeatedly-- and that's made me avoid twitter altogether.

I don't have anything against twitter and these problems are fixable. The pop over is baffling -- that's space for a full sized ad (I.e. Actual revenue) for twitter and they're instead using it to drive traffic away from the site...

[Caliman73]

118. I cannot express myself in 140 characters.

I never got into Twitter. I can see the value in communicating to a lot of people via mass, text like messaging but I am verbose by nature and I actually don't think that people can typically communicate effectively in 140 characters.

When I am typing a message, I look at it, revise it, write some more, revise, etc...

Twitter is just not set up for people like me.

[Awsi Dooger]

121. I'm not on social media

I do read tweets occasionally when somebody links to them, here or elsewhere.

Facebook has never been a consideration. But I'd probably be good at Twitter because I'm a creative thinker and have never had any problem with analogies or unique phrasing. Many family members and friends have encouraged me to join Twitter.

Several problems:

* I have no interest in being contacted by friends from my past. That happened when email became popular and it didn't work out well for either side. I'm not going to respond back and forth dependably. Invariably they expected tons of my time, and garbage like chat. No chance I'm going to chat. Likewise no chance I'm going to text back and forth. IMO, email was a necessary advancement but everything subsequent has been superfluous.

* I'm still on Las Vegas time even though I'm living in Miami. I don't go to sleep until 5 AM at the earliest and don't wake until noon or thereabouts. I hated when friends were sending me emails as soon as they woke up without realizing I was just going to sleep. That's why I'm not responding for half a day.

* Sports are my specialty but I watch 95% of the time on DVR replay. Consequently I'd be tweeting something clever about a sporting event that happened many hours ago if not days ago.

However, if I don't do it I'd probably regret it someday. Perhaps a themed account not carrying my name. I'm not sure if that's possible. That's how much I know.

[Special Prosciuto]

122. Never went there, and never will.

nt

[frogmarch]

123. I don't have a Twitter account, but

I like reading tweets at Twitter, especially trump's and his tormentors'. I enjoy seeing select tweets here too.

[OKNancy]

124. Twitter and Facebook can be useful and entertaining

I like both and use both.
I find Twitter better than DU in many respects.

[HAB911]

126. Look at it as an immediate news feed

it doesn't have to be for socializing. Lots of breaking news hits there first

[lillypaddle]

128. I use, and like twitter a lot

Facebook is like an old clunker to me.

[csziggy]

129. Not really "refusing" here but I haven't and will not bother

I barely check Facebook - though I do post articles to my account mostly so my husband will see them. He's on Facebook all the time so it is the easiest way to share that kind of thing. I have three family members that are "friends" - my husband, my sister and my niece. I follow a few organizations - that is the reason I even have a Facebook account. But I check it only periodically and only to see what their feed has added.

Most of the time I am on the computer I am scanning family photos, doing genealogical research, editing the photos and getting them online, and of course on DU. I don't have time to piss away on ephemeral things such as Facebook and Twitter.

[brooklynite]

130. It HAS been a while...

...since we've had a holier-than-thou "I don't do X and I can't understand why anybody else does" post

[Kentonio]

131. Every so often I try again to get into Twitter.

But its so badly laid out, and it just seems to basically just be a lot of people shouting into the ether hoping people will listen. I just can't click with it.